2009 Boko Haram uprising

2009 Boko Haram uprising
	Part of Boko Haram insurgency
Date	26–29 July 2009
Location	Nigeria Bauchi, Bauchi State; Maiduguri, Borno State; Potiskum, Yobe State; Wudil, Kano State; 10.317°N 9.85°E
Result	Violence quelled
Belligerents
Boko Haram	Nigerian Government
Commanders and leaders
Mohammed Yusuf ; Abubakar Shekau	Umaru Yar'Adua ; Ibrahim Geidam; Ali Modu Sheriff; Isa Yuguda; Saleh Maina; Christopher Dega
Casualties and losses
	Around 1,000 dead total, mostly civilians
	Bauchi The battles began in Bauchi and quickly spread to Maiduguri, Potiskum and Wudil.

The 2009 Boko Haram uprising was a conflict between Boko Haram, a militant Islamist group, and Nigerian security forces.

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